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LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2005 Millennium League
 
Brock                       WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2005 Cleveland CLA           14  10  .583 ----   134  
2005 Florida FLN             18  15  .545   .5        
2005 Anaheim ANA             20  19  .513  1.5        
2005 Seattle SEA             10  20  .333  7.0        
2005 San Francisco SFN       10  23  .303  8.5        
 
Killebrew                   WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2005 Kansas City KCA         15   9  .625 ----   137  
2005 Toronto TOA             16  11  .593   .5        
2005 Houston HON             14  13  .519  2.5        
2005 Atlanta ATN             16  20  .444  5.0        
2005 Los Angeles LAN         11  22  .333  8.5        
 
Koufax                      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2005 Oakland OAA             13   8  .619 ----   139  
2005 Boston BOA              16  11  .593 ----        
2005 Arizona ARN             13  11  .542  1.5        
2005 Pittsburgh PIN          10  11  .476  3.0        
2005 Washington WAN           7  14  .333  6.0        
 
Aaron                       WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2005 Minnesota MNA           22  14  .611 ----   125  
2005 Philadelphia PHN        19  17  .528  3.0        
2005 New York NYA            19  17  .528  3.0        
2005 St. Louis SLN           17  16  .515  3.5        
2005 Chicago CHA             20  19  .513  3.5        
 

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Phillies Acquire Andruw Jones

Philadelphia (AP) - The Phillies acquired centerfielder Andruw Jones from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for their 2006 Round 1 draft pick. Entering this season, Jones had played 772 games for the Braves and had a .266 career average with a 172 homers (15th on the all-time list). However, Jones was hitting just .189 with 6 homers through May 11th of this season.

The Phillies have a history of trading their future season #1 round draft picks away to acquire players. Last season, the Fightin' Phils acquired Jim Thome from the Indians for their top pick. And, two seasons ago, Greg Maddux from the Braves was acquired for the Phils' #1 rounder.

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LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2005 Millennium League
 
Brock                       WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2005 Cleveland CLA            6   3  .667 ----   152  
2005 Anaheim ANA              7   5  .583   .5        
2005 Florida FLN              9   9  .500  1.5        
2005 Seattle SEA              6   9  .400  3.0        
2005 San Francisco SFN        5  10  .333  4.0        
 
Killebrew                   WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2005 Kansas City KCA         12   3  .800 ----   149  
2005 Toronto TOA              3   3  .500  4.5        
2005 Atlanta ATN              5   7  .417  5.5        
2005 Houston HON              1   2  .333  5.0        
2005 Los Angeles LAN          0   3  .000  6.0        
 
Koufax                      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2005 Boston BOA               2   1  .667 ----   159  
2005 Oakland OAA              6   6  .500   .5        
2005 Pittsburgh PIN           4   5  .444  1.0        
2005 Arizona ARN              4   5  .444  1.0        
2005 Washington WAN           1   2  .333  1.0        
 
Aaron                       WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2005 Chicago CHA              9   6  .600 ----   148  
2005 Philadelphia PHN         8   7  .533  1.0        
2005 Minnesota MNA            6   6  .500  1.5        
2005 New York NYA            10  11  .476  2.0        
2005 St. Louis SLN            7   8  .467  2.0        
 
 

White Sox Young Guns

Chicago - The White Sox have been slowly rebuilding their team and now have a strong nucleus of players, including third baseman David Wright and shortstop Jose Reyes. A recap of the White Sox recent drafts:

2005
1 Hernandez,F 2 Jacobs,M 2 Maholm,P

2004
1 Wright,D 1 Rios,A 2 Gonzalez,M 3 Qualls,C 3

2003
1 Reyes,J 1 Bonderman,J 2 Phillips,B 2 Betancourt,R 2 Heilman,A

The White Sox are 5-1 in the early going.......

Monroe Hits Walk-Off Homer for Yankees

Craig Monroe hit a 2-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th to give New York an exciting 2-1 win over St. Louis. Roger Clemens was brilliant for New York - he pitched 10 innings and gave up only one unearned run.

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BOXSCORE: 2005 St. Louis Cardinals At 2005 New York Yankees          4/7/2005

 

  Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG

  E.Renteria SS       4  0  2  1 .348     D.Dejesus CF        4  1  1  0 .217  

  P.Polanco 2B        5  0  0  0 .435     M.Teahen 3B         4  0  1  0 .091  

  J.Drew RF           3  0  0  0 .000     C.Monroe LF         5  1  2  2 .500  

  P.Konerko 1B        4  0  0  0 .316     J.Uribe SS          2  0  0  0 .170  

  J.Edmonds CF        4  0  0  0 .111     W.Pena RF           4  0  1  0 .209  

  J.Lane LF           4  1  2  0 .227     E.Alfonzo 2B        4  0  1  0 .227  

  M.Mora 3B           4  0  0  0 .158     D.Mientkiewicz 1B   4  0  1  0 .083  

  J.Estrada C         4  0  0  0 .091     C.Snyder C          4  0  0  0 .125  

  B.Chen P            3  0  1  0 .333     R.Clemens P         4  0  0  0 .000  

A-R.Branyan PH        1  0  0  0 .143                                          

  C.Cordero P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          

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         Totals      36  1  5  1                 Totals      35  2  7  2

 

A-Pinch Hit For Chen In 10th Inning

 

Cardinals....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  1 -  1  5  0

Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  2 -  2  7  1

 

Cardinals (3-2)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA

B.Chen                    9       6   0   0   3   7   0   0.00

C.Cordero L(0-1) BS(1st)  0 1/3   1   2   2   1   1   1  10.80

Totals                    9 1/3   7   2   2   4   8   1

 

Yankees                  IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA

R.Clemens WIN(2-1)       10       5   1   0   2   8   0   2.18

Totals                   10       5   1   0   2   8   0

 

ATTENDANCE- 56,532 DATE- Sunday, April 7th 2005 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average

UMPIRES- Doug Eddings, Charlie Reliford, Mark Carlson, Dana Demuth

T- 2:49

LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 7  Yankees: 9

DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 0  Yankees: 0

ERRORS- E.Alfonzo

DOUBLES- J.Lane(2nd), M.Teahen(2nd)

HOME RUNS- C.Monroe(4th)

WALKS- E.Renteria, J.Drew, D.Dejesus, M.Teahen, J.Uribe-2

STRIKE OUTS- P.Polanco-2, J.Drew, P.Konerko, M.Mora-3, B.Chen, M.Teahen-2,

             C.Monroe-2, J.Uribe, W.Pena, D.Mientkiewicz, R.Clemens

 

Roger Clemens went 10 strong innings at Petco Park where the New York Yankees

beat the St. Louis Cardinals in 10 innings by the score of 2 to 1.

 

The score was a scoreless tie after nine.  New York ended up winning it in the

10th inning.  David Dejesus started the inning off right when he drew a walk.

Mark Teahen got his chance to keep things going, but he went down on

strikes.  Craig Monroe then cleared the fences for a two-run home run (his

4th of the season) giving New York the victory and sending the 56,532

home-town fans home happy.  New York managed 7 hits in their victory.

 

Clemens(2-1) was the winner allowing 1 run for the game. Chad Cordero(0-1) was

the losing pitcher in relief.  When questioned, Ron Tidrow remarked, 'It's

been a while since a win felt this good - heck, it's been a while since we

had a win period!'

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Royals Expecting Big Crowds at Kaufmann Stadium

Kansas City (AP) - The Royals are the hottest team in the league right now as they jumped fast out of the gate with a strong 12-3 mark. The Royals have never made the playoffs. Kansas City's past won-lost records:

2004: 65 - 97 (5th Place)
2003: 57 - 105 (5th Place)
2002: 75 - 87 (2nd Place)
2001: 82 - 80 (3rd Place)
2000: 71 - 91 (5th Place)

Time will tell to see if the Royals are for real this season, but expect some big crowds at Kaufmann Stadium in the early going.....

Twins & Tribe Deal

Minnesota (AP) - The Twins acquired veteran reliever Todd Jones from Cleveland in exchange for Adam LaRoche and a fourth round pick in the 2006 draft. Jones has a career 13-12 record, 47 saves and a 5.55 ERA while playing for the Indians and Phillies. The right handed reliever is expected to close for the Twins.

Adam LaRoche, drafted by Minnesota in the second round of the 2004 draft, hit .237 with 4 homers in limited playing time last season.

Opening Day Around the League

	Dontrelle Willis pitched strong into the 9th inning as the defending champions St. Louis Cardinals opened the 2005 season with a win over Minnesota. Cardinals....... 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 - 6 11 0 Twins........... 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 10 0 D.Willis WIN(1-0), C.Cordero SAVE(1st), J.Santana LOSS(0-1) HOME RUNS- J.Francoeur(1st), C.Lee(1st)
	Rookie Robinson Cano drove in two runs as the New York Yankees cruised to a 8 to 3 victory over Philadelphia Phillies at Petco Park in their home opener. Phillies........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 3 6 1 Yankees......... 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 X - 8 7 2 F.Garcia LOSS(0-1), D.Cabrera WIN(1-0) HOME RUNS- S.Stewart(1st)
	Chris Carpenter, who the Blue Jays are counting on for a big season, shut down Atlanta in Toronto’s home opener. Braves.......... 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 - 3 6 0 Blue-Jays....... 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 X - 5 9 1 J.Lackey LOSS(0-1), C.Carpenter WIN(1-0), D.Turnbow SAVE(1st) HOME RUNS- J.Crede(1st)
	Carlos Zambrano out-pitched Roy Oswalt in an exciting home opener for Oakland. Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 A's............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X - 1 5 0 R.Oswalt LOSS(0-1), C.Zambrano WIN(1-0), J.Isringhaus SAVE(1st HOME RUNS- M.Stairs(1st)
	Jeff Kent hit a homer and a pair of doubles as the Giants spoiled the Mariners home Opener with a 8-5 victory. Giants.......... 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 - 8 13 0 Mariners........ 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 5 8 1 L.Hernandez WIN(1-0), J.Baldwin SAVE(1st), E.Milton LOSS(0-1) HOME RUNS- J.Cantu(1st), J.Kent(1st), O.Saenz(1st), D.Mohr(1st), A.Rodriguez(1st)

Papelbon Ready To Energize Blue Jays

Toronto - Jonathan Papelbon was selected by the Blue Jays as the 7th player overall in the 2005 draft. The rookie right hander will certainly bring energy to the Jays bullpen and will team up with third round draft pick Derrick Turnbow to form a brand new look for Toronto's bullpen. Last season's closer, Ryan Madson, finished with a 2-6 record, 17 saves and a 4+ ERA and was released in the off season.

John Smoltz is ready to join Red Sox Rotation

This offseason Red Sox pitcher John Smoltz has been getting ready to go from closer to starting pitcher for the 2nd time in his Hall of Fame career. Since being selected 7th overall in the 2001 draft, all Smoltz has done is save 107 games and help anchor the bullpen as Boston went to it's only World Series in 2002. The most memorable game that postseason was when he and Pedro Martinez combined for a no-hitter in Game 7 of the Semi Final round against Pittsburgh.

This season Smoltz will join Pedro, Derek Lowe, Tim Wakefield and Jose Contreras in the rotation for the 2005 season. Unfortunately the move will leave a huge void in the bullpen but the Red Sox front office believes it will be more valuable to have Smoltz pitch 7 innings in a game rather then 1 or 2. Only time will tell but the Red Sox are looking forward to a good season in 2005.

Woody Williams Back With Cards

St. Louis - Left off the Cardinals protected roster, the Redbirds re-drafted the veteran right hander in the 7th round and immediately signed him to a two-year contract. "Woody has been a key ingredient of the Redbird success these past few years and we wanted him back in St. louis", said Cardinal skipper John Helmbrecht. Williams was initially drafted in the first round in the first Millennium League draft way back in 2000. Over five seasons with St. Louis, Williams has notched 53 career wins. Woody played a huge part in last season's World Series as he fired 7 2/3 innings of 2-hit ball vs. Atlanta in Game #3.

Seattle Acquires Closer Rodriguez

Seattle is quickly improving their team - the latest evidence is with the acquisition of closer Francisco Rodriguez. The Mariners sent Shea Hillenbrand (.266 12 HR's 70 RBI's in 2004) and a #4 round draft pick to Pittsburgh in exchange for the right-handed reliever. Rodriguez, who was the setup man for Brad Lidge last season, finished 9-1 with a 2.88 ERA last season for the Buccos.

Seattle also had four draft picks in the top thirty this season and selected Prince Fielder (#1), Ryan Zimmerman (#6), Kelly Johnson (#21) and Kelvim Escobar (#26). With all this new talent, the Mariners are definitely on the upswing.

Robinson Cano Selected #5 by Yankees

New York - The Yankees made second basemen Robinson Cano their first selection in the 2005 draft and immediately slotted the young infielder as a starter at second base. Splitting time last season between Trenton (AA) and Columbus (AAA), Cano batted a combined .283 with 13 HR and 74 RBI in 135 games.....Cano was born in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic.

Mariners Pick First - Select Prince Fielder

Seattle - The Mariners kicked off the 2005 Millennium League draft by selecting power hitting first baseman Prince Fielder. The 21 year old slugger hit .272 with 23 homers and had 78 runs batted in last season for the AA Huntsville Stars. The Mariners project Fielder as a 2006 starter and will play considerably in AAA for the 2005 season.

Prior first round draft picks for the Mariners: 2004- Scott Kazmir, 2003-Scott Posednik, 2002-Dave Roberts, 2001-Shea Hillenbrand, 2000-Corey Lidle.

Cardinals Win World Series

St. Louis (AP) - The St. Louis Cardinals won their first Millennium League Championship last night by beating Atlanta in five games. A recap of the series:

Game 1 - STL 12, ATL 3 - Cards batted around in the third inning by scoring seven runs and knocking Rich Harden out of the game. Melvin Mora hit two homers and drove in five runs. Jake Westbrook won his third post season game by pitching a complete game. Cards hit six homers in the game.

Game 2 - STL 8, ATL 5 - Redbirds again knock out a Brave starter early (John Lackey) by taking an early 7-2 lead. Dontrelle Willis gets the win.

Game 3 - STL 5, ATL 1 - Woody Williams limited Atlanta to two hits over 7+ innings and Jim Edmonds hit his 6th homer of the post season to put Atlanta into a 3-0 series hole.

Game 4 - ATL 13, STL 8 - Braves jumped out to an early 13-1 lead in the fifth knocking out Jake Westbrook. John Thomson improved to 4-0 in the post season and leadoff hitter Ray Durham had 4 hits which included two homers in the rout.

Game 5 - STL 10, ATL 6 - Dontrelle Willis pitched strong into the eight inning and Johnny Estrada drove in four runs. Armando Benitez closed out the ninth and finished with a 0.00 ERA and four saves in the post season.

Cardinals Defeat Astros in 5 Games

The St. Louis Cardinals advanced to the Championship Series for the second straight year with a 4-1 Semi-Final series win over Houston. Complete box scores are available by this link. A recap of the series:

Game #1 STL 10, HOU 3 - Cards jumped on Jeff Weaver for 10 runs which included a 7-run 4th inning…..Todd Hollandsworth hit a two-run homer in the 1st to give the Redbirds the early lead

Game #2 STL 4, HOU 2 (10) - Jim Edmonds doubled in the go-ahead run in the 10th and scored an insurance run on the errant throw to the plate on the same play…..Astros’ Jaret Wright and Cards’ Dontrelle Willis pitched strong into the 7th inning

Game #3 HOU 8, STL 2 - Rodrigo Lopez scattered 11 hits in pitching a complete game…..Jerry Hairston drove in 3 runs and David Eckstein had 3 hits

Game #4 STL 11, HOU 6 - Cards again rough up Jeff Weaver early….JD Drew went 5-for-5 and Johnny Estrada had 4 hits….

Game #5 STL 2, HOU 1 - All runs scored on solo homers – Kotsay, Edmonds and pitcher Dontrelle Willis….Armando Benitez escaped a 2-out bases loaded jam in the 8th before pitching a scoreless ninth

The Cardinals will meet the Atlanta Braves in the World Series……

Cards Win Game 1 vs. Astros

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2004 Millennium Playoffs            Date: 10/9/2004

GAME 1
ST. LOUIS AT HOUSTON
Cardinals....... 3 0 0  7 0 0  0 0 0  - 10 12  0
Astros.......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 2 0  -  3  8  0
Win:Westbrook(1-1) Loss:Weaver(0-1)
Homeruns- T.Hollandsworth(1st)

Todd Hollandsworth hit a homerun and had 2 RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals
defeated the Houston Astros by the score of 10 to 3 at The Skydome.

St. Louis jumped out to the early lead in the first inning as they scored 3
runs on 3 base hits.  The critical plate appearance was by Hollandsworth who
quieted the home crowd when he lifted one out of the park for a two run home
run (his 1st of the season).  Overall St. Louis out-hit Houston 12 to 8.

The win was credited to Jake Westbrook(1-1) who went 7 innings allowing 3
runs. Jeff Weaver(0-1) ended up with the loss.  He was hit hard and gave up 6
hits and 5 walks in 3 and 2/3 innings.  

Final Stats - 2004 First Round Draft Picks

CLASS OF 2004:
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  NAME               BAVG  GM  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO HB SH DP  SB CS  E
 1-M.Holliday,MON    .279 104 384  50 107 26  1 12  42  36  78  3  0 11   2  4  2
 2-D.Wright,CHA      .256  69 238  39  61 13  0 12  44  20  43  2  0  9   2  0 13
 3-J.Mauer,KCA       .265  45 113  17  30 10  1  8  18   7  14  0  0  1   0  0  2
 5-G.Sizemore,ATN    ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
 6-R.Howard,TOA      ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
 8-B.Hawpe,HON       ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
 9-A.Rios,CHA        .243 107 342  35  83 13  4  1  25  34  75  4  0 13   7  4  3
10-A.Gonzalez,KCA    .125  17   8   1   1  0  0  0   2   2   2  0  0  0   0  0  0
11-C.Tracy,NYA       .295 142 498  69 147 29  3 12  65  45  64  0  1 17   1  1 26
12-B.Upton,PIN       .250   9  32   3   8  0  0  0   1   2  11  2  0  1   0  0  0
16-K.Youkilis,ATN    .246  33 118  15  29  6  0  3  14  21  19  5  0  1   0  0  5
17-D.Dejesus,NYA     .288 114 382  67 110 11  3 10  37  39  48 12  3 12   9  6  2
18-D.Dellucci,CLA    .337  31  98  21  33  3  0  9  21  17  23  3  0  2   2  0  0
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  NAME                ERA  W  L   PCT   G GS CG SH SV    IP   H   R  ER HR  BB  SO
 4-S.Kazmir,SEA     12.38  1  4  .200  12  4  0  0  0  32.0  54  46  44  9  21  39
 7-C.Young,OAA       5.33  1  2  .333   6  6  0  0  0  27.0  33  16  16  1  13  15
13-J.Duchscherer,HON 5.52  6  4  .600  45  0  0  0  3  89.2 104  64  55 18  32  46
14-Z.Greinke,SFN     3.13  9  2  .818  19 19  1  0  0 138.0 127  51  48 26  15  87
15-E.Bedard,FLN      4.14  6  9  .400  25 25  1  0  0 147.2 150  78  68 13  86 128
19-C.Cordero,SLN     4.73 10  2  .833  69  0  0  0  1  80.0  81  46  42 12  45  82
20-D.Bush,ARN        4.82  5  2  .714  10 10  1  1  0  65.1  70  36  35  5  22  31

Posada Leads Braves into World Series

The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 4 games to 2 to advance to the MSL World Series. Braves catcher Jorge Posada has hit .417 in the postseason and starter John Thomason is 3-0 and carried a no-hitter into the 6th inning of the final deciding game. Click on the this link for all boxscores. A recap of the games:

Series is tied 1-1 so far....

Game 3 Zito v Harden..... Pirates get 2 in top of 1st but Atl answers with 3. Atlanta batters Zito and everyone else throwing a pitch. Atl gets 4 HR's in a 15-5 win. Durham has 4 rbi. Series is 2-1 ATL.

Game 4- Benson v Millwood.... a close game but Pitt gets the 3-2 lead going into the 7th and adds another run. The Pitt bullpen takes over for the last 2 1/3 and Lidge will close out a 4-2 win for Pitt. Series tied 2-2

Game 5- Oswalt v Lackey.... Pitt has the better SP going but they can't field a groundball. Errors by Guillen, Vidro and 2 by Oswalt stake the ATL to a 5-3 lead after 3. Lackey gives it back and its 5-5 after 6. Atl will get 2 in the 7th on a Posada 2-out, 2 rbi 2b for a 7-5 lead. Atlanta adds another in the 8th. Rusch is flawless through 2 and Gordon shuts them down in the 8th. Gordon starts the 9th with a 8-5 lead but Pitt will load the bases chasing Gordon and Takatsu can't hold the lead. Pitt scores 3 in the 9th to tie it at 8. Atlanta gets their opportunity in the 9th and Posada and then Mirabelli get on base. DaVanon pinchruns for Posada and they are bunted over to 2b and 3b. Reed Johnson then hits a walkoff single to end the game 9-8 and give Atlanta a 3-2 series lead going back to Pittsburgh.

Game 6 was a rematch of Game 2 with Clement vs. Thomson. However it was more like Game 3 because the Braves scored early and often as they pounded the Pirates, 12-4 to move on to the Championship series. Frank Thomas hit a homerun in the 1st, a double to drive home Jeter in the 3rd, and then a 9 run 5th inning put away the Pirates. John Thomson had a no-hitter into the 6th as he won the game.

Braves-Buccos Series Tied at 1-1

John Thomson improved to 2-0 in the post season as Atlanta beat Pittsburgh 6-3 in Game 2. The Series is now tied at 1-1 and will head to Atlanta for Game 3.......

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BOXSCORE: 2004 Atlanta Braves At 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates            10/2/2004
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Davanon RF        5  0  1  3 .286     J.Kendall C         4  0  1  0 .282  
  D.Jeter SS          3  0  1  0 .316     R.Winn CF           4  0  0  0 .237  
  C.Jones 3B          4  1  0  0 .143     C.Guillen SS        3  2  2  0 .353  
  A.Jones CF          4  0  1  0 .257     B.Giles RF          3  1  2  3 .375  
  J.Posada C          5  1  2  1 .462     B.Broussard 1B      3  0  0  0 .345  
  R.Palmeiro 1B       3  1  1  0 .308     E.Alfonzo 3B        4  0  3  0 .281  
  M.Tucker LF         5  1  1  0 .265     R.Freel LF          4  0  1  0 .400  
  S.Takatsu P         0  0  0  0 ----     L.Rivas 2B          3  0  0  0 .200  
  R.Durham 2B         2  2  1  1 .375   D-J.Vidro PH          1  0  0  0 .200  
  J.Thomson P         1  0  0  1 .000     M.Clement P         2  0  0  0 .000  
  T.Tucker P          0  0  0  0 ----     R.Choate P          0  0  0  0 ----  
B-F.Thomas PH         1  0  0  0 .200   A-P.Nevin PH          1  0  0  0 .222  
  M.Stanton P         0  0  0  0 ----     K.Wood P            0  0  0  0 ----  
  T.Gordon P          0  0  0  0 ----   E-C.Wilson PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
C-R.Johnson LF        0  0  0  0 .250                                          
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         Totals      33  6  8  6                 Totals      33  3  9  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Choate In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Tucker In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Gordon In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Rivas In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Wood In 9th Inning
 
Braves.......... 0 0 0  3 0 1  1 1 0  -  6  8  1
Pirates......... 1 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  3  9  1
 
Braves (5-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Thomson WIN(2-0)        5 1/3   8   3   3   0   2   1   3.14
T.Tucker HOLD(1st)        1 2/3   0   0   0   0   2   0   3.24
M.Stanton                 0       1   0   0   2   0   0  27.00
T.Gordon HOLD(3rd)        1       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
S.Takatsu SAVE(3rd)       1       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                    9       9   3   3   2   4   1
 
Pirates (5-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Clement LOSS(1-1)       6 1/3   6   5   5   7   6   0   6.05
R.Choate                  0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
K.Wood                    2       2   1   1   1   4   0   5.40
Totals                    9       8   6   6   8  10   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 43,263 DATE- Saturday, October 2nd 2004 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Chuck Meriwether, Tim Timmons, Tim Tschida, Greg Gibson
T- 3:12
LEFT ON BASE- Braves:10  Pirates: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 3  Pirates: 0
ERRORS- J.Posada, C.Guillen
DOUBLES- J.Davanon(2nd), C.Guillen(2nd), E.Alfonzo(2nd)
TRIPLES- R.Durham(2nd), B.Giles(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Giles(4th)
STOLEN BASES- D.Jeter(2nd), R.Durham(1st), C.Guillen(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Davanon
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Thomson
WALKS- D.Jeter-2, A.Jones, R.Palmeiro-2, R.Durham-2, J.Thomson, B.Giles,
       B.Broussard
HIT BY PITCH- C.Jones, J.Kendall, C.Guillen
STRIKE OUTS- J.Davanon, C.Jones, A.Jones, J.Posada, R.Palmeiro, M.Tucker-2,
             R.Durham, J.Thomson, F.Thomas, R.Winn, B.Broussard-2, P.Nevin
GIDP- R.Winn, R.Freel, L.Rivas
WILD PITCHES- K.Wood
 
Catcher Jorge Posada had 2 base hits as the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh
Pirates by a score of 6 to 3.
 
Atlanta had 3 runs cross the plate in the 4th inning when they had 3 base
hits.  The crucial at-bat was provided by Jeff Davanon who disappointed the
partisan crowd when he doubled scoring two baserunners.  Shingo Takatsu
relieved and was untouched by Pittsburgh as he recorded the save, his 3rd.
 
The win was credited to John Thomson(2-0) who went 5 and 1/3 innings allowing
3 runs. Matt Clement(1-1) took the loss.  He pitched 6 and 1/3 innings giving
up 6 hits and 7 walks.

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